As with many things on the Internet, some links may be out of date or may have been replaced with better or more up-to-date articles, so if you encounter errors or have suggestions please contact me at lwong2@boston.k12.ma.us.
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/
(this program may have issues if you install it on a PC set up for multiple users, so you may have to log in as the original person who did the installation for the program to work properly)
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/
(this may have difficulty installing on the BPS network due to a .NET Framework issue, but should install fine on your own computer)
The Internet Audio Archive: This library contains over a hundred thousand free digital recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users. Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free download.
Boston Public Library Overdrive: The Boston Public Library allows you to download and “borrow” books in digital audio format. Most books are only downloadable in Windows Media Player format. You can sign up for a free BPL eCard or you can use your existing library card.
LibriVox: Librivox offers free audio books from the public domain.
Audible.com: Offers digital audio books for a monthly fee, or you can pay for single books.
Audible Kids: Just like Audible.com but for children’s books.
Storyline Online: An online streaming video program that features Hollywood actors reading children’s books aloud.
Raz-Kids.com: An online leveled reading library in which students can have a story read to them aloud as well as record themselves reading the story. There is a subscription fee of $59.95 per classroom, however, you can sign up for a free trial.
National Geographic Young Explorer: This contains read aloud audio for the articles in the National Geographic Young Explorers magazine.
RoyaltyFreeMusic.com - The Free Music Program from Award Winning Music features collections of free royalty free music for individuals for use in every imaginable personal project and production.
Freeplay Music - Free, royalty free music available for download. You can even search for music based on the emotion the piece invokes.
Free Sound Effects - Links to collections of free sound effects available for download.
LeRoy Wong’s Podcasting Links
This list was originally developed for the MATRIX Learning Project http://www.matrixlearning.org/
As with many things on the Internet, some links may be out of date or may have been replaced with better or more up-to-date articles, so if you encounter errors or have suggestions please contact me at lwong2@boston.k12.ma.us.
iTunes Software (for downloading/managing media on your computer and iPod):
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Apple iTunes Store Podcasts:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcasts.html
(This FAQ below which is contained in the above page gives a rundown of how to subscribe using iTunes):
http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcastsfaq.html
More ways to subscribe to podcasts (from RSS feeds on websites):
http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/subscribe.html
Juice Software (another program for downloading/managing podcasts):
http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php
Apple Podcasting in Education:
http://www.apple.com/education/products/ipod/podcasting.html
http://www.apple.com/education/resources/podcastingvideos/
iTunes U:
http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu/
Podcasts in Education Article, with some interesting links within:
http://www.macinstruct.com/node/43
Education Podcast Network:
http://www.epnweb.org/index.php
Dr. Rick Ferdig’s Podcast Links (an instructor with Global Classroom USA, the company from which I took a course on podcasting in Spring of 2007. Incidentally, this is one example of social bookmarking):
http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?folder=1701061&clientWidth=0
Dr. Ferdig also has some links for copyright free sound effects and music for your own podcasts:
http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?folder=1704806
How to Podcast Tutorial (a very comprehensive site, and has a great tutorial for Audacity):
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com
Audacity Tutorial from this site:
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm
Audacity (multi-platform audio editing program):
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Make sure you also get the LAME encoder to make your file an mp3 to playback on iPods:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3
Some iPod Tutorials from Apple’s Website:
Downloading Music and Video to Your iPod:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/tutorials/
Playing Music and Video on Your iPod:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/tutorials/
Beyond the Basics:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/tutorials/beyondthebasics.html
Troubleshooting:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/tutorials/troubleshooting.html
Rubric for Storyboarding:
Note: look at MATRIX Mathoons Storyboard Tool here: http://matrixgames.altec.org/
Rubric for Mathtoons:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1342186&
Scoring for rubric:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1268830&
iMovie resources:
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/imovie08.html
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovie_08_Getting_Started.pdf
http://www.denison.edu/offices/computing/support/training/imovie08.pdf
Some Links for PC users using MovieMaker (possible way for making video podcasts):
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/create/default.mspx
http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2
http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/desktopediting/ss/startmm.htm
File Conversion Programs for Windows users (to get files in mpeg4 or h.264 format for iPod):
http://www.zamzar.com/
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/
(this program may have issues if you install it on a PC set up for multiple users, so you may have to log in as the original person who did the installation for the program to work properly)
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/
(this may have difficulty installing on the BPS network due to a .NET Framework issue, but should install fine on your own computer)
Miscellaneous:
Technology Rich Classroom Web Evaluation Lesson:
http://4kids.org/TRC/
Annenberg Media:
http://www.learner.org/
Article on the San Fernando Education Technology Team:
http://www.edutopia.org/node/980
Will Richardson’s website, and his podcast links:
http://www.weblogg-ed.com/
http://weblogged.wikispaces.com/Podcast%2C+Vodcast%2C+Screencast+Nation
David Warlick’s website:
http://landmark-project.com/
Joe Kidd's Audio Resources from Multimedia Class
Online Audio Resources
The Internet Audio Archive: This library contains over a hundred thousand free digital recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users. Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free download.
Boston Public Library Overdrive: The Boston Public Library allows you to download and “borrow” books in digital audio format. Most books are only downloadable in Windows Media Player format. You can sign up for a free BPL eCard or you can use your existing library card.
LibriVox: Librivox offers free audio books from the public domain.
Audible.com: Offers digital audio books for a monthly fee, or you can pay for single books.
Audible Kids: Just like Audible.com but for children’s books.
Storyline Online: An online streaming video program that features Hollywood actors reading children’s books aloud.
Raz-Kids.com: An online leveled reading library in which students can have a story read to them aloud as well as record themselves reading the story. There is a subscription fee of $59.95 per classroom, however, you can sign up for a free trial.
National Geographic Young Explorer: This contains read aloud audio for the articles in the National Geographic Young Explorers magazine.
American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century by Rank
Political Speeches Archive
RoyaltyFreeMusic.com - The Free Music Program from Award Winning Music features collections of free royalty free music for individuals for use in every imaginable personal project and production.
Freeplay Music - Free, royalty free music available for download. You can even search for music based on the emotion the piece invokes.
Free Sound Effects - Links to collections of free sound effects available for download.